{"rewrite":{"id":"r_db68b8eb78984439be874da0","clusterId":"c_3b16ec480cf546ce8bdee3fe","slug":"hana-kimi-anime-season-2-promo-video-reveals-theme-songs-july-1-premiere","model":"deepseek-v4-flash","headline":"Hana-Kimi Season 2 Promo Reveals Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere","summary":"The second season of the Hana-Kimi anime will premiere on July 1, 2026, at 24:30 JST on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11. The date and theme songs were revealed in a promotional video released during a special program on May 23. The trio Omoinotake performs both the opening theme \"Flashbulb\" and the ending theme \"Hanataba.\" The season will stream on Amazon Prime Video in Japan, with the first episode available one week ahead of the terrestrial broadcast. The first season of the anime, based on the late Hisaya Nakajo's manga, aired in January 2026. Crunchyroll streamed the first season with English subtitles and a same-day dub in multiple regions. The manga ran in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume from 1996 to 2004 and previously inspired live-action series in Japan, Taiwan, and South Korea. Signal.MD returns for animation production, with Natsuki Takemura directing. The cast includes Aki Yamane as Mizuki Ashiya and Taku Yashiro as Izumi Sano.","whyItMatters":"The second season arrives only six months after the first season's January 2026 debut, an unusually fast turnaround for a manga adaptation that spent decades without an anime.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eThe special program that aired on May 23 featured five cast members: Aki Yamane (Mizuki Ashiya), Taku Yashiro (Izumi Sano), Yuichiro Umehara (Minami Nanba), Reiji Kawashima (Chisato Nakatsu), and Kouki Uchiyama (Daiki Kayashima). Omoinotake provided a comment on the theme songs, saying they \"poured all our feelings from the work into each song: the dazzling brilliance into 'FLASHBULB' and the hidden feelings of love into 'Hanataba.'\"\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full staff list for the second season includes several returning roles. Natsuki Takemura directs, with Shigeru Ueda as assistant director. Takao Yoshioka handles series composition, Shiyi Su is character designer, and Masaru Yokoyama composes the music. Signal.MD returns for animation production.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cast roster includes a large ensemble: Kikunosuke Toda as Shuichi Nakatsu, Jun Fukuyama as Hokuto Umeda, Reiji Kawashima as Chisato Nakatsu, Wataru Komada as Kyogo Sekime, Ana Furuyama as Shinji Noe, Satoshi Hino as Shingo Kagurazaka, Masaaki Mizunaka as Megumi Tennoji, Junya Enoki as Itsuki Kujou, and Takehito Koyasu as Masao Himejima.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe first season of the anime had its episode 1 world premiere at Anime NYC on August 23, 2025, and premiered on Tokyo MX on January 4, 2026. The manga, Nakajo's defining work, ran in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume from 1996 to 2004. Nakajo published a short continuation in 2011, a special chapter in 2014, and a later update titled \"Himitsu - Hana Zakari no Kimitachi e After School\" in 2021. She died at age 50 in October 2023 due to a heart condition.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"Omoinotake performs both the opening and ending for Hana-Kimi season 2, which premieres July 1 on Tokyo MX and Prime Video. The promo dropped during a cast special featuring Aki Yamane and Taku Yashiro.","twitterPost":"Hana-Kimi season 2 arrives July 1-just six months after season 1. Omoinotake handles both theme songs. Signal.MD returns for animation.","threadsPost":"Omoinotake is back for both theme songs of season two. The same trio did the first season's opening and ending. That continuity in music is rare for a series that rebooted over a decade after the original manga ended. It suggests the production team wants a consistent audio identity, not a rotating lineup of artists.","newsletterBlurb":"Hana-Kimi season 2 will premiere on July 1, with Omoinotake performing both theme songs. The promo video dropped during a special program featuring the main cast. The season arrives only months after the first season's January 2026 debut.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Anime News Network\",\"url\":\"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-23/hana-kimi-anime-season-2-promo-video-unveils-theme-songs-july-1-debut/.237732\",\"title\":\"Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs, July 1 Debut\"},{\"source\":\"Comic Natalie\",\"url\":\"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/673174\",\"title\":\"\\\"Hana-Kimi\\\" Season 2 PV Released, Broadcast Starts July 1; Theme Songs by Omoinotake (Video / Comments)\"},{\"source\":\"Anime Trending\",\"url\":\"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/23/hana-kimi-season-2-drops-trailer-begins-on-july-1\",\"title\":\"Hana-Kimi Season 2 Drops Trailer, Begins on July 1\"},{\"source\":\"The Fandom Post\",\"url\":\"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/23/hana-kimi-anime-2nd-season-reveals-premiere-date-with-new-promo/\",\"title\":\"'Hana-Kimi' Anime 2nd Season Reveals Premiere Date With New Promo\"}]","lintFlagsJson":"[]","lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":12337,"outputTokens":1558,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1779826464,"createdAt":"2026-05-23T14:16:00.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-05-23T14:30:02.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-23T14:30:02.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_3b16ec480cf546ce8bdee3fe","canonicalTitle":"Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs, July 1 Debut","representativeArticleId":"a_ae47a32e196f05efa8afc6b9","sourceCount":5,"writtenSourceCount":4,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":false,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[\"Hana-Kimi\",\"Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2\"],\"manga_titles\":[\"花ざかりの君たちへ\"],\"studios\":[],\"people\":[\"中条比紗也\"],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"anime\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"written","firstSeenAt":"2026-05-23T12:00:00.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-05-24T13:28:16.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-05-24T13:50:53.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Anime News Network","url":"https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2026-05-23/hana-kimi-anime-season-2-promo-video-unveils-theme-songs-july-1-debut/.237732","title":"Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2's Promo Video Unveils Theme Songs, July 1 Debut"},{"source":"Comic Natalie","url":"https://natalie.mu/comic/news/673174","title":"「花ざかりの君たちへ」第2期のPV公開、7月1日放送開始　主題歌はOmoinotake（動画あり / コメントあり） - コミックナタリー"},{"source":"Anime Corner","url":"https://animecorner.me/hana-kimi-season-2-reveals-trailer/","title":"Hana-Kimi Season 2 Reveals Trailer"},{"source":"Anime Trending","url":"https://anitrendz.net/news/2026/05/23/hana-kimi-season-2-drops-trailer-begins-on-july-1","title":"Hana-Kimi Season 2 Drops Trailer, Begins on July 1"},{"source":"The Fandom Post","url":"https://www.fandompost.com/2026/05/23/hana-kimi-anime-2nd-season-reveals-premiere-date-with-new-promo/","title":"‘Hana-Kimi’ Anime 2nd Season Reveals Premiere Date With New Promo"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":["Hana-Kimi","Hana-Kimi Anime Season 2"],"manga_titles":["花ざかりの君たちへ"],"studios":[],"people":["中条比紗也"],"type":"announcement","domain":"anime","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":["The second season of the Hana-Kimi anime premieres on July 1, 2026, at 24:30 JST on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11.","The trio Omoinotake performs both the opening theme 'Flashbulb' and the ending theme 'Hanataba.'","The first episode will stream on Amazon Prime Video in Japan one week ahead of the terrestrial broadcast.","The first season of the anime aired in January 2026, only six months before the second season.","The manga ran in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume from 1996 to 2004, and its author Hisaya Nakajo died at age 50 in October 2023."]}